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we are in grand isle, louisiana, the eye of this hurricane. >> reporter: in grand isle, louisiana the darkness of the night makes this experience of sitting through hurricane isaac that much more dramatic. the wind has been howling through here in dramatic fashion at some points so loud it made you worried about whether you could hear the debris flying around to protect ourselves. that is one thing that is troubling about working this storm here in the darkness of grand isle. all the power is out except for the homes that have generators like the one we are working out of. but it's easy to lose track of how quickly the water is coming up around us. we are in the second floor of this home in grand isle. but look at the water that has collected. in one area you want to look at is the building just across from us here. you see the brick that is exposed just above the water line. once the water gets to the siding that's when we have problems. that's when the water gets into the ground floor of this house. we don't want that to happen. the water has gone inside the garage which is lower. w
we are in grand isle, louisiana, the eye of this hurricane. >> reporter: in grand isle, louisiana the darkness of the night makes this experience of sitting through hurricane isaac that much more dramatic. the wind has been howling through here in dramatic fashion at some points so loud it made you worried about whether you could hear the debris flying around to protect ourselves. that is one thing that is troubling about working this storm here in the darkness of grand isle. all the...
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brian todd, he is looking at the preps that are going on in louisiana. >> reporter: louisiana residents prepare for a familiar menace. an approaching storm. lurking in the minds of many, the catastrophe of hurricane katrina in new orleans in 2005. levees overtopped, thousands flooded out, and a city paralyzed for weeks. a city that in some ways is still struggling to recover. could that happen again? this reassurance from the mayor of new orleans. >> i want to assure you all that there is nothing that this storm is going to bring us that we do not believe that we are pry pepd to handle. >> reporter: experts agree since katrina hundreds of millions of dollars in improvements to levees, canals and pumping stations have made new orleans better prepared for flooding. they say if a perfect storm were to hit new orleans, they couldn't rule out flooding. we spoke to tim on a local oversight board for flood protection. he says the levees are exponentially better than before katrina, built to withstand the storm strength that comes once every 100 years. he says the new construction should be bui
brian todd, he is looking at the preps that are going on in louisiana. >> reporter: louisiana residents prepare for a familiar menace. an approaching storm. lurking in the minds of many, the catastrophe of hurricane katrina in new orleans in 2005. levees overtopped, thousands flooded out, and a city paralyzed for weeks. a city that in some ways is still struggling to recover. could that happen again? this reassurance from the mayor of new orleans. >> i want to assure you all that...
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in louisiana. i don't know if you can count this with you as one of them, but we are getting close. check out the ponding over here, and flying debris is everywhere. the squall is coming from this direction now. it is changing directions on us, knocking me over a bit, that is one of the challenges of being out here. the wind keeps changing the direction, the rain keeping changing in intensity. it's intense now, as you can see, let's get back to the street flooding. it is isolated flooding, we cannot say it's isolated flooding. but with rainfall this intense, natalie, there will be isolated street flooding, they said there would be, so it's not unexpected but as you can see here in front of me, with the flooding and debris over here, it's a big factor and we are now getting reports of downed power lines and downed trees in more areas of the city. >> well, that was quite a squall we just saw hit you there as you were talking. >> reporter: it was. >> and how many of those have you been enduring and ho
in louisiana. i don't know if you can count this with you as one of them, but we are getting close. check out the ponding over here, and flying debris is everywhere. the squall is coming from this direction now. it is changing directions on us, knocking me over a bit, that is one of the challenges of being out here. the wind keeps changing the direction, the rain keeping changing in intensity. it's intense now, as you can see, let's get back to the street flooding. it is isolated flooding, we...
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you have louisiana and mississippi in particular here. isaac, as you know, has caused some severe flooding in those states, and standing water may not recede for days. i want to bring in dr. sanjay gupta. just talking about this, sanjay, you would think that the flooding in these states, the extreme flooding, would increase, the possibility that one could be affected by west nile. >> absolutely, you would think that, brooke, because of all the extra water, but we know a lot about just how these mosquitos and the breeding grounds of these mosquitos behave. and what you find, and this may be a little bit counterintuitive, is that that those floodwaters tend to actually really disrupt the existing breeding grounds of these mosquitos. those mosquitos have been causing so much trouble. so the breeding grounds get disrupted, the mosquitos are still there, and eventually they could reestablish breeding grounds, but what they find is that typically, it's a bit of a wash. there's really hardly any change in terms of the overall number of cases wit
you have louisiana and mississippi in particular here. isaac, as you know, has caused some severe flooding in those states, and standing water may not recede for days. i want to bring in dr. sanjay gupta. just talking about this, sanjay, you would think that the flooding in these states, the extreme flooding, would increase, the possibility that one could be affected by west nile. >> absolutely, you would think that, brooke, because of all the extra water, but we know a lot about just how...
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and i would do some from louisiana 1927. i didn't know it, but they'd have pictures of people floating in the water and all that behind me. i'm glad, because i probably couldn't have got through the song. ♪ happened down here is the wind that changed clouds rolled in from the north ♪ ♪ and it started to rain >> i imagine music's in everything you do, every day. >> no doubt. >> so describe for me those six months or a year after katrina. were you writing? were you thinking act mu ining ? >> right after that, that's all you could think about, all you could write about. there wasn't no happy. new orleans musicians were like the hard core, they could take anything, and they couldn't take this. we'd meet up in europe somewhere and everybody the same looking at, wow, man, our city, you know? ain't coming back. i mean, it's coming back now, but it took a long time. and the thing that hurt most was, like, looking at the tv and nobody was -- you know, cameras always cover everything, but the cavalry didn't come. they called new
and i would do some from louisiana 1927. i didn't know it, but they'd have pictures of people floating in the water and all that behind me. i'm glad, because i probably couldn't have got through the song. ♪ happened down here is the wind that changed clouds rolled in from the north ♪ ♪ and it started to rain >> i imagine music's in everything you do, every day. >> no doubt. >> so describe for me those six months or a year after katrina. were you writing? were you...
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which made landfall over louisiana last night as a category 1 storm. it was exactly seven years ago today that screkatrina struck. and residents have etz evacuated or they're hunkering down riding throughout storm. there are storm chasers who have set up live cameras and this is one of them that you're looking at. the site's founder, mark sudduth, is in gulfport. he's joining us by phone. good morning. are you with us? >> yes. can you hear me? >> yes, i can temperature gocan. good morning. i know you have cameras set up all over the place. if you can walk us through that and what exactly you're seeing this morning. >> well, it's really been an interesting few days for sure. the effects as you can see from the cam views, that shot there, dramatic, but not as bad nearly as katrina obviously, but people need to realize that every one of these systems is different. you need to take each one of them seriously and understand what usuyou're up against. and i think that's what our technology has let us do to see these storms and hurricanes from a different per
which made landfall over louisiana last night as a category 1 storm. it was exactly seven years ago today that screkatrina struck. and residents have etz evacuated or they're hunkering down riding throughout storm. there are storm chasers who have set up live cameras and this is one of them that you're looking at. the site's founder, mark sudduth, is in gulfport. he's joining us by phone. good morning. are you with us? >> yes. can you hear me? >> yes, i can temperature gocan. good...
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let's go to baton rouge, louisiana. louisiana governor bobby jindal is about to take to the microphones because of the concern along the gulf coast states is that tropical storm isaac may become hurricane isaac. let's listen in. >> whatever they made need in the evolcano of an evacuation. we're encouraging our people to stay alert and follow what local officials are telling them. with every storm, we hope for the bev as we prepare for the worst. that's why we're taking a number of steps to protect our people and property that i'll outline now. we have issued a state declaration of emergency for the storm. i'll tell you about the parishes that have done so as well. also, secondly, i am now calling on and we are in contact with local officials, calling on folks who live in low-lying areas in the 15 parishes that are in a hurricane watch area in louisiana to go ahead and stor voluntary evacuations today. those are folks in the 15 parishes identified by the national weather service. that's ore liens, st. bernard, plaquemine
let's go to baton rouge, louisiana. louisiana governor bobby jindal is about to take to the microphones because of the concern along the gulf coast states is that tropical storm isaac may become hurricane isaac. let's listen in. >> whatever they made need in the evolcano of an evacuation. we're encouraging our people to stay alert and follow what local officials are telling them. with every storm, we hope for the bev as we prepare for the worst. that's why we're taking a number of steps...
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rom makes this plan to come to you in louisiana. you're meeting with him. what do you plan on asking? what would you like to hear from him? >> we're looking from a commitment from the federal government to get levees provided to the coastal communities that have been left outside the hurricane protection. he's traveling with governor jindal who will has been supportive of getting coast aaa levees. i think it's good they see first hand what the needs are. we need those folks in d.c. to see what these folks face. since 2005 we had hurricane rita and gustav. we have some families that have flooded five times since 2005. it's tragic that more is not done to provide protection. that's wa we'hat we're pushing . >> i was talking to folks this week who stayed through katrina, lost home, rebuilt and said after losing their homes this time around that it is time to move on. we mentioned the president. he's also, the news has come down he will be heading to louisia louisiana. >> we welcome the opportunity to show him first hand what we're faced with here as well. thes
rom makes this plan to come to you in louisiana. you're meeting with him. what do you plan on asking? what would you like to hear from him? >> we're looking from a commitment from the federal government to get levees provided to the coastal communities that have been left outside the hurricane protection. he's traveling with governor jindal who will has been supportive of getting coast aaa levees. i think it's good they see first hand what the needs are. we need those folks in d.c. to see...
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it's still moving through parts of louisiana. there's new orleans. and as we go through really the next 48 hours the storm system is going to be moving quite slowly. weakens into a tropical storm. looks like eventually that moisture will be working into areas including the midwest bringing beneficial rainfall. as i mentioned to you, on the radar right now, we do have a tornado watch in place anywhere you're seeing in red. as the day goes on, we're going to continue to see more of those storms developing. if you look right here, also start to see some of that lightning pop up. yes, that's an indication of a strong storm developing. now, as i continue to play on with this, we talk about some of the rainfall totals. now, suzanne, we're worried about potential for inland flooding. some of these regions could be looking at rainfall totals up to 18 inches. what you're looking at in white, that's 10 or more. as i said, we could certainly see more than that. then we factor in the storm surge. when some of these locations could see waves up to 7 to 11 feet ab
it's still moving through parts of louisiana. there's new orleans. and as we go through really the next 48 hours the storm system is going to be moving quite slowly. weakens into a tropical storm. looks like eventually that moisture will be working into areas including the midwest bringing beneficial rainfall. as i mentioned to you, on the radar right now, we do have a tornado watch in place anywhere you're seeing in red. as the day goes on, we're going to continue to see more of those storms...
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when the floodwaters rose, one family of louisiana fled to their attic. they were ultimately saved by their neighbors. rafael took his cell phone video of his 8-year-old daughter being lifted to safety. >> he's going to put a life vest on you, okay? >> good girl, baby. >> good girl. all right, cool. >> joining me on the phone is her father, rafael dell guardo. >> how is your daughter, the whole family fine? >> my daughter is fine, she's a super trouper and my whole family is fine, yes. >> that area was under mandatory evacuation, why did you decide to stay? >> well, because during katrina, my house did not take any water. and pretty much everybody in that neighborhood, we all realized as a category 1 storm that was coming in and really, nobody was, we didn't feel threatened. we figured we would take a little bit of water, that some houses would take a little bit. we had no idea it was going to be this bad. >> what was going through your head when all of that water started flooding into your home? >> really at the time, it was just waking up my daughter, g
when the floodwaters rose, one family of louisiana fled to their attic. they were ultimately saved by their neighbors. rafael took his cell phone video of his 8-year-old daughter being lifted to safety. >> he's going to put a life vest on you, okay? >> good girl, baby. >> good girl. all right, cool. >> joining me on the phone is her father, rafael dell guardo. >> how is your daughter, the whole family fine? >> my daughter is fine, she's a super trouper and my...
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pictures of mississippi and where ed is in louisiana, alabama, too. many seeking shelter from the red cross. we are going to continue to update you. sive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. so that wherever your duty takes you, usaa bank goes with you. visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco. music: "make someone happy" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ it's so important to make meone happy.♪ ♪make just one someone happy ♪and you will be ha
pictures of mississippi and where ed is in louisiana, alabama, too. many seeking shelter from the red cross. we are going to continue to update you. sive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. so that wherever your duty takes you, usaa bank goes with you....
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and it's taking aim at louisiana. the biggest threat, storm surge, rainfall, cnn's forecasters are predicting floodwaters up to 12 feet, and with an eye on isaac, the republican press ahead with the national convention in tampa. we've got a packed show for you this morning. the new orleans mayor mitch landrieu will join us. mary landrieu will be our guest. aaron schock will talk to us. and mayor antonio villa ri goesa will be with us. and it, y pennington as well. it's tuesday, august 28. "starting point" begins right now. >>> hey, everybody. we're coming to you live from jackson square in the french quarter in new orleans. and our "starting point" is tropical storm isaac, which is gaining strength. it happened overnight, getting closer to becoming a hurricane as it closes in on the louisiana coast. the winds right now are hovering around 70 miles an hour. the storm expected to make landfall tonight or early tomorrow morning as a category 1 hurricane. storm surge and rainfall are the biggest concern. could create stor
and it's taking aim at louisiana. the biggest threat, storm surge, rainfall, cnn's forecasters are predicting floodwaters up to 12 feet, and with an eye on isaac, the republican press ahead with the national convention in tampa. we've got a packed show for you this morning. the new orleans mayor mitch landrieu will join us. mary landrieu will be our guest. aaron schock will talk to us. and mayor antonio villa ri goesa will be with us. and it, y pennington as well. it's tuesday, august 28....
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anybody from mobile bay to really to the louisiana/texas border needs to be wary of this. but forecasts are getting better agreement pointed towards new orleans. as far as the strength goes, that is certainly an uncertainty. let's talk about new orleans and the prep. since the ugly time seven years ago when they had to plug holes in levees that were bursting frantically, the army corps of engineers has done amazing job. spent billions of dollars in structures like this, this is the 17th street canal which was an open canal back with hurricane katrina came through and water shot down through here, underwashed the levee and busted a hole through it. now they have the gates that weigh like 20 tons each. they drop down when they have to. that big pipe pumps out water from the city into the lake when it has to. so they are fairly confident, soledad, that unless this things gets to be a category 3 or higher, the new system can hold off. for that reason no mandatory evacuations ordered for new orleans yet. but outside of the levee system there have been some in the lower lying co
anybody from mobile bay to really to the louisiana/texas border needs to be wary of this. but forecasts are getting better agreement pointed towards new orleans. as far as the strength goes, that is certainly an uncertainty. let's talk about new orleans and the prep. since the ugly time seven years ago when they had to plug holes in levees that were bursting frantically, the army corps of engineers has done amazing job. spent billions of dollars in structures like this, this is the 17th street...
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he'll be coming out very shortly, and this is out of baton rouge, louisiana. he will be making remarks about the various places and how the parishes are holding up, and how new orleans is holding up and cle clearly some of the rescue efforts and the precautions that the state is taking place now as they prepare to continue to be pounded by hurricane issac. we will have more after the quick break. >>> we are awaiting louisiana governor bobby jindal to give us an update on what is taking place out of his state, and some of the precautions and the rescue efforts as well. we are also take a look at the affiliate, and this is rescue that is taking place, a boat, and i understand that we just lost that picture, but we're going to actually get back to that as soon as we can. we have real damage. there's been also some pretty amazing rescues here. i want you to take a look. this is a rescue, talked about coming from a boat, and that a family was actually lifted from their attic. watch. >> how high is it back there? how high is the water? >> well, maybe 16 feet. >> how
he'll be coming out very shortly, and this is out of baton rouge, louisiana. he will be making remarks about the various places and how the parishes are holding up, and how new orleans is holding up and cle clearly some of the rescue efforts and the precautions that the state is taking place now as they prepare to continue to be pounded by hurricane issac. we will have more after the quick break. >>> we are awaiting louisiana governor bobby jindal to give us an update on what is taking...
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you have to understand about the southern part of louisiana, there is not there. there are islands and places where people have built, but the rest of it is a bayou. okay. and so when it gets over grand isle north of there, it is still not going to be losing speed, because the water is warm, and there is water there and the humidity is impressive in the bayou. so that is the long and short of what is going to happen to new orleans. i want to get to this comparison, because really the, other than the date, there is no real comparison to katrina and t the maps have shown it and everybody is talking about it, but let me tell you, this is not katrina. there are few and far between katrinas, thank goodness, but this storm is well off to the east of where katrina was, and by this point, katrina was a category 3 and approaching category 4 and this storm is going to be here and well offhere and why does that matter? that is where it was a category 5, because that is where and this is a very old map, but importa important. this is where we are going, and here is where katr
you have to understand about the southern part of louisiana, there is not there. there are islands and places where people have built, but the rest of it is a bayou. okay. and so when it gets over grand isle north of there, it is still not going to be losing speed, because the water is warm, and there is water there and the humidity is impressive in the bayou. so that is the long and short of what is going to happen to new orleans. i want to get to this comparison, because really the, other...
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bernard parish in louisiana. grand isle is a barrier island also in louisiana. it took a direct hit from hurricane isaac, which is now downgraded to a tropical storm. the island is still covered by several feet of water. edlavendera went in and stuck it out through the storm. how is it looking now? >> well, we have finally seen the rain stop. it was gusting pretty strong time-to-time, but it is quite a dramatic difference from what we experienced here almost 24 hours ago. more than 24 hours ago. probably got up to -- we saw the conditions here on the island, which was engulfed. what we are dealing with here is a lot of water. but as long as the wind keeps pushing as strong as it is right now, and these aren't tropical storm winds by any means, but it is definitely pushing that water and it's definitely slowing down the process of letting this water recede back into the gulf of mexico. so we are still dealing with that. now that the sun has come up, we're going to probably start to be able to get you some pictures of just how high the water is here in places. fou
bernard parish in louisiana. grand isle is a barrier island also in louisiana. it took a direct hit from hurricane isaac, which is now downgraded to a tropical storm. the island is still covered by several feet of water. edlavendera went in and stuck it out through the storm. how is it looking now? >> well, we have finally seen the rain stop. it was gusting pretty strong time-to-time, but it is quite a dramatic difference from what we experienced here almost 24 hours ago. more than 24...
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75% in storm assistance, and then louisiana picks up the rest. is the president and fema doing enough? >> i believe so. you know, we had a great meeting yesterday with the governor. they had a conference call with the president. and i feel confident that they have stepped up and did their part through this disaster as well as helping us with the recovery since katrina. we're just almost back to normal here in plaquemines parish. and we have over $1 billion in levee improvements still to come. we are looking forward to that. we need two or three years without another major storm to get all of those levee protection projects finished so then we won't have to be evacuating every time we have a major storm. >> billy nunguesser, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you. you have a good day. >> you too. or try too, anyway. >>> recent taxes on the wealthy. we know what politicians think about that hot button issue. but what about the average american? we'll share that with you. everyone has goals. take the steps to reach yours, with u
75% in storm assistance, and then louisiana picks up the rest. is the president and fema doing enough? >> i believe so. you know, we had a great meeting yesterday with the governor. they had a conference call with the president. and i feel confident that they have stepped up and did their part through this disaster as well as helping us with the recovery since katrina. we're just almost back to normal here in plaquemines parish. and we have over $1 billion in levee improvements still to...
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that at boothville, louisiana. and the spaghetti models, you see this when we start covering the hurricanes or tropical systems and they are in pretty much agreement going across shore and from there, taking it more towards the north and northwest, maybe towards little rock. as a much smaller system, but nonetheless, it's going to be critical because we're looking at powerful amounts of rainfall. storm surge, these are the critical things that will happen as we go into the next 24 and indeed 36 hours. at about tuesday morning, sometime during those early morning hours, we're expecting it to be a category one hurricane making landfall with about 85-mile-per-hour winds in the vicinity of new orleans of early morning hours on tuesday and weakening over the next 36 hours. we'll keep you updated on that. another update coming up at 8:00 eastern. >> karen, i know we talked about potentially a category two hurricane at some point. has that changed? >> it looks like right now national hurricane center is saying it's intera
that at boothville, louisiana. and the spaghetti models, you see this when we start covering the hurricanes or tropical systems and they are in pretty much agreement going across shore and from there, taking it more towards the north and northwest, maybe towards little rock. as a much smaller system, but nonetheless, it's going to be critical because we're looking at powerful amounts of rainfall. storm surge, these are the critical things that will happen as we go into the next 24 and indeed 36...
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he'll be meeting up with louisiana governor bobby jindal to do that. and because of that, carol, they'll be snipping a virginia trip out of their schedule today. paul ryan will be going there on his own. but we will see both mitt romney and paul ryan out here in just a few moments, carol. >> ok. so two things. first of all, tell us the mood after the rnc. and tell us if there's any backlash to clint eastwood. >> well, they're feeling very good after last night. they feel like obviously you're going to hear this from the campaign. but they feel like that mitt romney did very well last night. the thing that they wanted to communicate, and i think that this was a very big part of the speech, was that there is a reason, they say, for voters who voted for barack obama to now switch over to mitt romney. that line that he gave last night about how, you know, maybe the best feeling that you had is when you voted for barack obama. that's a theme that i think we'll hear mitt romney and paul ryan carrying out in the next several days. as for clint eastwood, yes,
he'll be meeting up with louisiana governor bobby jindal to do that. and because of that, carol, they'll be snipping a virginia trip out of their schedule today. paul ryan will be going there on his own. but we will see both mitt romney and paul ryan out here in just a few moments, carol. >> ok. so two things. first of all, tell us the mood after the rnc. and tell us if there's any backlash to clint eastwood. >> well, they're feeling very good after last night. they feel like...
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dean blanchard's home here in grand isle, louisiana. and the water levels have gone up quite dramatically. we have thibeen trying to get i touch with the mayor in grand isle, who is just a few nights away. they spent the night in a command post just a few blocks away. we haven't been able to get in touch with them. but now that the sunlight has broken here in grand isle, we can see that there is some damage to rooftops. nothing structurally damaged. you haven't seen houses collapse. remember most all the homes around here are built on stilts so that the storm surge and the water can pass below these homes and cause the least amount of damage possible. so that is very typical. but we haven't seen a lot of structural damage or any of the homes collapse. the winds have been rather intense. but, you know, the storm surge here is what we are most concerned about. and as i said, anywhere you look around here, the water levels have just gone up dramatically. and it's really made any kind of driving or moving around on this island virtually imp
dean blanchard's home here in grand isle, louisiana. and the water levels have gone up quite dramatically. we have thibeen trying to get i touch with the mayor in grand isle, who is just a few nights away. they spent the night in a command post just a few blocks away. we haven't been able to get in touch with them. but now that the sunlight has broken here in grand isle, we can see that there is some damage to rooftops. nothing structurally damaged. you haven't seen houses collapse. remember...
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and that is the way it's done in louisiana. here in new orleans, though, i guess you could say it's so far, so good. this was an all-night storm. clearly it's going to be an all-day storm. and that's the thing with isaac. we found this in haiti. you wondered when the storm was going to arrive. very slow mover. very difficult making up its mind. and then you wondered when is it ever going to leave. same situation here. hours and hours yet to go. lots of water coming down. and of course in a city that is mostly underwater, that's your biggest concern. the army corps of engineers says that the levees are doing ok. they should. they spent a lot of money on them. and let's face it, this is only a category 1. they were built to withstand up to at least a category 3. but here is the thing, carol. the wind is going to change because as the storm moves, and that's going to cause different stress in different places. we'll have to keep an eye on the levees, and you bet everyone will. >> martin savidge, thank you so much, reporting live f
and that is the way it's done in louisiana. here in new orleans, though, i guess you could say it's so far, so good. this was an all-night storm. clearly it's going to be an all-day storm. and that's the thing with isaac. we found this in haiti. you wondered when the storm was going to arrive. very slow mover. very difficult making up its mind. and then you wondered when is it ever going to leave. same situation here. hours and hours yet to go. lots of water coming down. and of course in a city...
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this is a look at live pictures from louisiana. i have breaking news that i wanted to share with you. emergency management officials in plaquemines parish reported overtopping of a levee on the east bank from braithwaite to white ditch. this will result in significant deep flooding in that area. we mad spokhad spoken earlier t president of plaquemines parish. and karen mcbegaginnis has some wonderful graphics. he said it's an area that affects about 2,000 people. there was an evacuation ordered there, but some people stayed behind. so if you could walk us through where that area is and what exactly has happened. >> apparently it's about an 8-foot high levee. and it affects about 18 miles along this river area. this is the region from braithwaite to white ditch. here is that levee. along that levee, they're estimating 1900, maybe 2,000 people. we also have seen those reports that some people did not leave. they were effectively going to try to go door to door to make sure people were either safe or out. that's very dangerous to try
this is a look at live pictures from louisiana. i have breaking news that i wanted to share with you. emergency management officials in plaquemines parish reported overtopping of a levee on the east bank from braithwaite to white ditch. this will result in significant deep flooding in that area. we mad spokhad spoken earlier t president of plaquemines parish. and karen mcbegaginnis has some wonderful graphics. he said it's an area that affects about 2,000 people. there was an evacuation ordered...
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some of the louisiana delegates are suffering a bout of deja vu like in 2008. they're at a party convention. as a big storm is headed towards their home state and we'll hear from some of them. that's coming up next. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the last thing you want is to spend too much on your mortgage. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ . >>> dana bash is with two louisiana delegates, they are talking to two members of the delegation about isaac. let's send it down now to you, d dana. >> they were kind enough to come here to talk about what's going through your head and at the delegation. this is lynn skid more. this has to be tough. >> we did and we are hoping that the city fares better than it did during katrina. kralt katrina devastated the city of new orleans. from the last i heard before i arrived, there will be 20 to 30 hours of ra
some of the louisiana delegates are suffering a bout of deja vu like in 2008. they're at a party convention. as a big storm is headed towards their home state and we'll hear from some of them. that's coming up next. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the last thing you want is to spend too much on...
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the storm has killed one person in the gulf coast and still dumping rain on a lot of parts of louisiana even as it moves inland over a very slow movement of the storm. i want to bring in ed lavandara who is in grand island, louisiana, who took the brunt of all of the hit of isaac, and ed, you and i were talking yesterday and it looks like the rain has passed, but this is a place where people were stranded and had to be plucked out, and what is the situation? were they stranded on this barrier island? >> well, we have been here since late monday, and yeah, this is the home of dean blanchard, a well known shrimper here in grand isle, louisiana, and took us into his house, and we rode out the storm here, and we have -- the center of the storm came through here in grand isle. many of the vast majority of the people did evacuate, and there are only some between 30 and 40 people who stayed behind, but now the surveying of the damage begins and a lot of it has to do with the storm surge and the water, and not so much from the wind, that has caused the problems here, but we are hearing reports
the storm has killed one person in the gulf coast and still dumping rain on a lot of parts of louisiana even as it moves inland over a very slow movement of the storm. i want to bring in ed lavandara who is in grand island, louisiana, who took the brunt of all of the hit of isaac, and ed, you and i were talking yesterday and it looks like the rain has passed, but this is a place where people were stranded and had to be plucked out, and what is the situation? were they stranded on this barrier...
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other stories that we're following in louisiana. a manhunt is underway after four deputies were shot, two of them have been killed. it happened in laplace, louisiana, west of new orleans. officials say the men were ambushed in a parking lot while conducting traffic. >>> and at least 70 large fires are burning in 13 states west of the mississippi river. near triple digit temperatures and winds are expected to fuel the flames. in washington state, a 22,000 acre fire has already forced more than 900 people to flee their homes. >>> and president president obama gets slammed over leaks about the raid that killed osama bin laden. in a 22-minute web video, former special forces officers, including navy s.e.a.l.s, accuse the president of taking too much credit for bin laden's death and for allowing too much classified information to become public. >>> and some unsettling economic news. about 30 minutes ago, we learned of an uptick in the number of americans filing their first claim for jobless benefits. the new number, 366,000. that's 2,000
other stories that we're following in louisiana. a manhunt is underway after four deputies were shot, two of them have been killed. it happened in laplace, louisiana, west of new orleans. officials say the men were ambushed in a parking lot while conducting traffic. >>> and at least 70 large fires are burning in 13 states west of the mississippi river. near triple digit temperatures and winds are expected to fuel the flames. in washington state, a 22,000 acre fire has already forced...
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i'm in the delegation of louisiana. you see i'm standing here and i want you to take a look at the seats here. it's empty. there's nobody here. the reason for that is a pretty good one. for the most part the delegates are still here in tampa. they haven't gone home except for some of the elected officials and we know the governor of louisiana is not coming at all. they are back in their hotel making calls, monitoring what is going on back home. we know that because we were just over there. we were talking to some of the delegates. they were meeting and trying to figure out what's going to happen back in their state. i want you to listen to one of the conversations i had with one of those delegates. he was in minneapolis four years ago when they had to delay that convention by one day because of a hurricane heading towards louisiana. here is what he said. >> what are you doing to be doing as you're watching from here? >> keeping an eye on the hurricane track and getting in touch with my family and friends that are evacua
i'm in the delegation of louisiana. you see i'm standing here and i want you to take a look at the seats here. it's empty. there's nobody here. the reason for that is a pretty good one. for the most part the delegates are still here in tampa. they haven't gone home except for some of the elected officials and we know the governor of louisiana is not coming at all. they are back in their hotel making calls, monitoring what is going on back home. we know that because we were just over there. we...
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he's in grand isle, louisiana. ed, you're where the gulf of mexico flooded virtually the town trapping a lot of residents including you. tell our viewers what happened. >> reporter: wolf, the officials here on grand isle are the ones -- the emergency officials who stayed back and in a command post and waited out the storm here have been trying to figure out and get to many parts of the island to figure out who may or may not need help at this point. but that is proving very difficult. it is now been 24 hours since we've been reporting from the first initial bans of hurricane isaac now tropical storm isaac that came ashore here in grand isle and we are still feeling these effects some 24 hours later. we spoke with the mayor a little while ago and he's been trying to get around as much of the island as possible. he said there's many places they're unable to get to at this point. so they will continue. they know that they're anywhere between 30 and 50 people on this island. many of those people who stayed back are wel
he's in grand isle, louisiana. ed, you're where the gulf of mexico flooded virtually the town trapping a lot of residents including you. tell our viewers what happened. >> reporter: wolf, the officials here on grand isle are the ones -- the emergency officials who stayed back and in a command post and waited out the storm here have been trying to figure out and get to many parts of the island to figure out who may or may not need help at this point. but that is proving very difficult. it...
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massive evacuations under way from louisiana to alabama. tropical storm isaac is heading in that direction. it blew through the florida keys yesterday. a blustery rain maker and only a hint of what it could become. it's now in the open waters of gulf and gaining strength. here is something much more ominous. take a look at the projecting path and the meandering line underneath. that's the path of hurricane katrina. it struck new orleans seven years ago this week, and as you can see where the paths intersect, the city is once again in the crosshairs. emergency officials in alabama, mississippi, and louisiana are pleading with residents to leave before the storm arrives. the public emergency manager joins me on the phone. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> tell us about alabama's ma mandatory evakz. >> it includes the counties of mobile and bolen. >> are people heeding the warnings? are they leaving? >> we're getting reports that some people are leaving, but we always know that people oftentimes have the mentality that it can't happen t
massive evacuations under way from louisiana to alabama. tropical storm isaac is heading in that direction. it blew through the florida keys yesterday. a blustery rain maker and only a hint of what it could become. it's now in the open waters of gulf and gaining strength. here is something much more ominous. take a look at the projecting path and the meandering line underneath. that's the path of hurricane katrina. it struck new orleans seven years ago this week, and as you can see where the...
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and up next, devastation in louisiana. brian todd takes us to the town ruined by flood waters and explains how a couple was killed by hurricane isaac. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. on every one of our carda reminder...ate. that before this date, we have to exceed expectations. we have to find new ways to help make life easier, more convenient and more rewarding. it'
and up next, devastation in louisiana. brian todd takes us to the town ruined by flood waters and explains how a couple was killed by hurricane isaac. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this...
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johns parish, louisiana. hundreds had to be rescued after becoming trapped. >> why did you decide to stay? >> i didn't think it would happen again. i had two trucks, a boat i never used. >> you were here for katrina? >> we left for katrina. but that's it. had enough. i ain't coming back no more. >> martin savidge is in new orleans. there's no shortage of stories like that, martin. >> no, there aren't, carol. you know what's interesting is that authorities now in certain areas of louisiana are telling people to evacuate. this is after the storm has gone by. you don't necessarily anticipate that. but that is the case for a number of communities where now, authorities telling people, look, we know the water is going to rise. we also know your house is going to be below the level where the water is going to rise, too you better be on your way and get out and get out now. we are at the 17th street pumping station, one of the stations that helped keep new orleans in very good shape during hurricane isaac and that's
johns parish, louisiana. hundreds had to be rescued after becoming trapped. >> why did you decide to stay? >> i didn't think it would happen again. i had two trucks, a boat i never used. >> you were here for katrina? >> we left for katrina. but that's it. had enough. i ain't coming back no more. >> martin savidge is in new orleans. there's no shortage of stories like that, martin. >> no, there aren't, carol. you know what's interesting is that authorities now...
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you have out of power in louisiana, arkansas, mississippi and alabama. we are just getting word this major coastal highway for this region is washed out. john is there. he joins me by phone from gulf port, mississippi with the latest on highway 90. what part of it is closed? >> it's hard to tell how much is closed. you can just drive a short distance about a mile from the hotel where we were at. it was completely under water. the westbound lane is a bit elevated and at the water. it's an incredible sight to watch. the entire gulf of mexico rose up with the high tide and with the on shore flow. it's consumed all of the beach. it's right up to the seawall and flashing over on the highway 90. there were timbers that looked like railroads timbers on the roadway. the sand was covering the entire roadway. the water coming up and at one point as we stepped up on the higher ground which is the westbound lanes of 90, the water was covering that as well and continuing to rise on both sides of the highway. we had to go around back inland to get over to the hotel ar
you have out of power in louisiana, arkansas, mississippi and alabama. we are just getting word this major coastal highway for this region is washed out. john is there. he joins me by phone from gulf port, mississippi with the latest on highway 90. what part of it is closed? >> it's hard to tell how much is closed. you can just drive a short distance about a mile from the hotel where we were at. it was completely under water. the westbound lane is a bit elevated and at the water. it's an...
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states of emergency are in effect for mississippi, alabama and louisiana. perhaps nowhere are they monitoring storm developments as closely as they are in new orleans given the history of what happened there seven years ago. brian todd is joining us now with a closer look at what the city is doing to prepare. what are you seeing, brian? >> reporter: wolf, take a look at this structure behind me. this is a massive pumping station here. the 17th street canal levee and pumping station. this was not here seven years ago when katrina hit. but this is part of the $11 billion being spent to upgrade the facilities in this area. these levees and pumping stations to keep the water out of new orleans. just look at how big these pumps are. when a hurricane hits, there's a certain level of water that will trigger this. lake pontchartrain is about one foot above sea level normally. when it gets to about five feet these massive pumps are going to pump water from that canal out toward lake pontchartrain. this storm is expected to bring water levels between maybe five and e
states of emergency are in effect for mississippi, alabama and louisiana. perhaps nowhere are they monitoring storm developments as closely as they are in new orleans given the history of what happened there seven years ago. brian todd is joining us now with a closer look at what the city is doing to prepare. what are you seeing, brian? >> reporter: wolf, take a look at this structure behind me. this is a massive pumping station here. the 17th street canal levee and pumping station. this...
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when you say yes, it can go to louisiana, that's a long trip compared to a short trip to florida, this easily could be a bigger storm than is projected. you need to take this seriously. >> chad, stick with me for a minute because we're waiting for governor of florida, rick scott, to hold a news conference at any minute now. we'll have the latest response to this hurricane. so bring that to you when it happens. chad, what does that mean to you when you look at -- can you bring that back up? what does that say to you as a meteorologist, assen experienced meteorologist? >> what part? >> the part comparing to hurricane katrina. what do you say to the people down in the gulf coast when you look at that? >> the only slight difference that we have with this one is obviously there was a major hurricane right through here, is when katrina moved through here, this was what's called the loop current. that's the warmest water in the gulf of mexico, and katrina exploded on its northward track into louisiana. this storm that we're doing here, the forecast is something more like this, so we're not in
when you say yes, it can go to louisiana, that's a long trip compared to a short trip to florida, this easily could be a bigger storm than is projected. you need to take this seriously. >> chad, stick with me for a minute because we're waiting for governor of florida, rick scott, to hold a news conference at any minute now. we'll have the latest response to this hurricane. so bring that to you when it happens. chad, what does that mean to you when you look at -- can you bring that back...
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the louisiana governor will hold a news conference at 4:15 eastern time. we'll cover that live along with the latest news from key west, florida where isaac is approaching right now. we have reporters on the front lines to keep you posted. i'm fredricka whitfield. stay with cnn. your money starts right after this. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. visit seemoresights.com for your chance to win the ultimate sightseeing dream vacation and more great prizes. brought to you by transitions lenses, the official sponsor of sightseeing.
the louisiana governor will hold a news conference at 4:15 eastern time. we'll cover that live along with the latest news from key west, florida where isaac is approaching right now. we have reporters on the front lines to keep you posted. i'm fredricka whitfield. stay with cnn. your money starts right after this. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even...
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we're on our way to louisiana right now. governor romney is going to be meeting with the governor of that state bobby jindal and then taking a tour of some of the storm damage after tropical storm and hurricane isaac. we're going to the town of lafitte, louisiana. as you mentioned a few moments ago he and paul ryan wrapped up a rally here in lakeland, florida. what they did, ashleigh, is sort of continue some of the themes we heard during last night's convention speech from mitt romney. you heard mitt romney say last night, and i'm paraphrasing here, for a lot of voters out there the best moment they had when they voted for barack obama was when they actually went in the voting booth and pulled the lever for barack obama and he sort of continued that theme here this morning. and he was using a theme of accountability, saying that you heard the last guy running for president laying out what he wanted to do. he couldn't do it. you got to hold us accountable. he used that word accountable or accountability a few times during th
we're on our way to louisiana right now. governor romney is going to be meeting with the governor of that state bobby jindal and then taking a tour of some of the storm damage after tropical storm and hurricane isaac. we're going to the town of lafitte, louisiana. as you mentioned a few moments ago he and paul ryan wrapped up a rally here in lakeland, florida. what they did, ashleigh, is sort of continue some of the themes we heard during last night's convention speech from mitt romney. you...
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we're talking about this dam along the louisiana/mississippi border. it's called the lake tangipahoa dam. thousands along the mississippi side ordered to evacuate within this smaller radius. here's cnn's david mattingly for us in mississippi. david? >> reporter: this is a dam on the tangipahoa river. it creates a 700-acre lake inside mississippi state. that dam has been damaged by all the water that's fallen from this tropical storm or hurricane. so they're working right now with a sandbagging operation to shore that dam up. at the same time, they have some other operations going to possibly relieve some of the pressure behind it. but this dam in mississippi, should it fail, would affect people downstream, most of them living in louisiana, downriver, down the tangipahoa river. so that the parish president in louisiana has issued a mandatory evacuation order for people living a mile on either side of that river, as a precaution. the governor's office is backing him up on that, telling people they should pay attention to this, because they don't know wha
we're talking about this dam along the louisiana/mississippi border. it's called the lake tangipahoa dam. thousands along the mississippi side ordered to evacuate within this smaller radius. here's cnn's david mattingly for us in mississippi. david? >> reporter: this is a dam on the tangipahoa river. it creates a 700-acre lake inside mississippi state. that dam has been damaged by all the water that's fallen from this tropical storm or hurricane. so they're working right now with a...
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two deaths are reported in louisiana. the bodies of a man and woman were found floating in seven feet of water in a kitchen inside one of areas hardest hit. >>> mitt romney is in louisiana right now touring some of the storm damage there. he is planning to thank first responders. he is visiting a small fishing town in louisiana. the floods hit this town hard. the town's mayor was in his office with waist high water. that's how bad it was. this is mitt romney's second big stop of the day. earlier this morning here he was in lakeland, florida with paul ryan. >>> you have seen cnn's incredible documentary in the life and career of mitt romney and as the democratic national convention inches closer to us, we're doing the same thing for president obama and our chief white house correspondent got incredible access to the president. here what surprised her the most, next. go ahead of him and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. people don't like to miss out on money that should have bee
two deaths are reported in louisiana. the bodies of a man and woman were found floating in seven feet of water in a kitchen inside one of areas hardest hit. >>> mitt romney is in louisiana right now touring some of the storm damage there. he is planning to thank first responders. he is visiting a small fishing town in louisiana. the floods hit this town hard. the town's mayor was in his office with waist high water. that's how bad it was. this is mitt romney's second big stop of the...
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as you know, i grew up down in louisiana. these things, once they hit that warm water in the gulf, you don't know which way they are going to go. i want you to talk to the people in the gufrl. people are out fishing, doing their thing. you cannot take it lightly. i may be beautiful but you know it's coming. >> well, we do know it's coming and we can predict it so much better than we could in the past. and all of us that have lived along the coast have been through this. but it's beens seven years, i believe, since katrina. and this is eerily similar to katrina. >> governor, best of luck, we will talk to you in the coming days. thank you. we are back in a moment with more coverage. read one of thes. i'm going to read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 dusters extender gets into hard to reach places so you can get unbelievable dust pick up in less time. i love that book! can you believe the twin did it? ♪ [ female announcer ] swiffer. great clean in less time. or your money back. ♪ [
as you know, i grew up down in louisiana. these things, once they hit that warm water in the gulf, you don't know which way they are going to go. i want you to talk to the people in the gufrl. people are out fishing, doing their thing. you cannot take it lightly. i may be beautiful but you know it's coming. >> well, we do know it's coming and we can predict it so much better than we could in the past. and all of us that have lived along the coast have been through this. but it's beens...
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we just heard rob marciano talk about louisiana. well, the governor of louisiana is a huge republican star. he's slated to speak wednesday night, but he's declared a state of emergency, so we don't know if he's definitely going to show up, for example. on thursday, that's when mitt romney is slated to accept the nomination, but we'll see marco rubio speak and now jeb bush has been moved to that night, but all of it's sort of a little up in the air, because if it really does slam into new orleans, there's an optics problem. you don't want to be celebrating here while something bad's happening. >> they probably have more decisions as the week goes on. what about donald trump? he was supposed to be here. >> i know, trump got canceled, but guess what, don't worry, he is speaking to the sarasota republican county party, and they issued a statement saying that trump is bigger than isaac. so, apparently, trump trumps the weather. >> a legend in his own mind, no doubt. now, of course, you cover the white house on a daily basis. you are our
we just heard rob marciano talk about louisiana. well, the governor of louisiana is a huge republican star. he's slated to speak wednesday night, but he's declared a state of emergency, so we don't know if he's definitely going to show up, for example. on thursday, that's when mitt romney is slated to accept the nomination, but we'll see marco rubio speak and now jeb bush has been moved to that night, but all of it's sort of a little up in the air, because if it really does slam into new...
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in louisiana to cope with the storm. coming up, we'll be joined by another one of the republican parties truly rising stars. u.s. senator marco rubio of florida. he's next. there are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a patented safety alert seat. when there's danger you might not see, you're warned by a pulse in the seat. it's technology you won't find in a mercedes e-class. the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. so, what's the problem? these are hot. we're shipping 'em everywhere. but we can't predict our shipping costs. dallas. detroit. different rates. well with us, it's the same flat rate. same flat rate. boston. boise? same flat rate. alabama. alaska? with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. dude's good. dude's real good. dudes. priority mail flat rate boxes. starting at just $5.
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the governors of alabama and louisiana are staying home. and florida governor rick scott canceled his convention's speaking appearance to stay on top of his official duties as the storm threatens his state. in fact, governor scott is asking floridians to help all of the out of towners cope. >> we make sure that the delegates are coming, they have information about how they should act around here with regard, because some of them have never been around a hurricane. floridians, we deal with these things. >> like the hotel general manager, clyde smith. >> this is a closet we try not to use too often. >> he's weathered his fair share of hurricanes and he has his guests covered with a closet full of flashlights, megaphones and lanterns just in case. >> what are the chances you're going to be using any of this this week? >> we'll probably going to the flashlights a little bit and maybe the rain suits. we're doing a little sand bagging to protect some of the scand sculptures out back, but i don't think we'll have to do major sand bagging to protec
the governors of alabama and louisiana are staying home. and florida governor rick scott canceled his convention's speaking appearance to stay on top of his official duties as the storm threatens his state. in fact, governor scott is asking floridians to help all of the out of towners cope. >> we make sure that the delegates are coming, they have information about how they should act around here with regard, because some of them have never been around a hurricane. floridians, we deal with...
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we'll go live to louisiana. here in tampa the republican convention we're standing by for the role call of states. we'll follow that as well. our live coverage from the republican national convention continues right after this. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ as much advanced technology as the world around it. with the available lexus enform app suite, you can use opentable to make restaurant reservations. during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. get great values on some of our newest models. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one lin
we'll go live to louisiana. here in tampa the republican convention we're standing by for the role call of states. we'll follow that as well. our live coverage from the republican national convention continues right after this. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200...
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the storm taking aim straight at louisiana. we'll get the latest for the evacuation order next for the last road, the final road throughout. this is grand isle, next. >>> the first part of louisiana to really feel the brunt of isaac is grand isle. there are mandatory evacuations for the 1500 people that live there. ed is live there on this tiny island where i know winds have been picking up. tell me what you're seeing right now. >> reporter: we are seeing some of the strongest winds we have felt all day. the latest calculations show that hurricane isaac is about 55 miles or so away from the mouth of the mississippi river. that means over the course of the next five to six hours we will begin seeing the strongest effects of this storm so begin to come on shore. this is definitely some of the hardest we've seen. what we haven't seen a great deal of is really rain that lasts for a long time. it's been coming through in short bands. we haven't seen the torrential downpours that have lasted a really long time in which we anticipate
the storm taking aim straight at louisiana. we'll get the latest for the evacuation order next for the last road, the final road throughout. this is grand isle, next. >>> the first part of louisiana to really feel the brunt of isaac is grand isle. there are mandatory evacuations for the 1500 people that live there. ed is live there on this tiny island where i know winds have been picking up. tell me what you're seeing right now. >> reporter: we are seeing some of the strongest...
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that's the situation for people living close it a huge sink hole in louisiana and to make matters worse their homes might be sitting on a chemical power keg. ed lavandera is in assumption parish with some worried and frustrated residents. >> reporter: this massive sink hole has swallowed up hundreds of cypress trees, some as tall as 100 feet and it has the residences of bell rose, a small bayou town, 20 miles south of baton rouge feeling anxious. >> it is an area that's now turned to slush. it's -- it's, the trees and so forth have sunk into the ground and it is not known what caused it. >> the sink hole dropped about a week ago. it's now about 320 feet wide. in some places, reaches more than 400 feet deep and several hundred residents have been told to evacuate their homes. the sink hole sits over a salt dome cavern. it's believed that the cavern collapsed, causing the sink hole. louisiana's department of natural resources says the company mining the salt dome, texas brine, was planning to expand when it cut into the cavern last year, long before the sink hole appeared. >> in order to
that's the situation for people living close it a huge sink hole in louisiana and to make matters worse their homes might be sitting on a chemical power keg. ed lavandera is in assumption parish with some worried and frustrated residents. >> reporter: this massive sink hole has swallowed up hundreds of cypress trees, some as tall as 100 feet and it has the residences of bell rose, a small bayou town, 20 miles south of baton rouge feeling anxious. >> it is an area that's now turned...
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and already, president obama has offered up federal disaster aid to louisiana. he actually spoke about isaac just last hour. >> as we prepare for isaac to hit, i want to encourage all residents of the gulf coast to listen to your local officials and follow their directions, including if they tell you to evacuate. we're dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and other damage across a large area. now is not the time to tempt fate. now is not the time to dismiss official warnings. you need to take this seriously. >> take this seriously. words to live by. certainly if you're from new orleans. that's for sure. so, just after those remark, the the president actually set out for a road trip. he's campaigning in iowa and colorado, which means that isaac isn't the only major distraction for the republicans who are trying to start that convention in tampa. got much more on that in just a moment. we're going to do full on politics throughout this program, but still, there is this looming danger and if you do live in new orleans and haven't gotten
and already, president obama has offered up federal disaster aid to louisiana. he actually spoke about isaac just last hour. >> as we prepare for isaac to hit, i want to encourage all residents of the gulf coast to listen to your local officials and follow their directions, including if they tell you to evacuate. we're dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and other damage across a large area. now is not the time to tempt fate. now is not the time to dismiss...
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now the last few months here in this part of louisiana. they're saying they understand people's frustrations. they are frustrated -- they say they're just as frustrated many of these resident also be put of their homes because of these evacuation orders for the next several weeks. but they are trying to figure this out as quickly as possible. that's the bottom line. no one knows for sure what has caused this sinkhole. there's a lot of attention being paid to this company that operates in this salt dome just on the property where this sinkhole happened. and a lot of focus on a cavern that was drilled and has been there for almost 30 years and perhaps that cavern collapsed and that's what caused this sinkhole. the company says they think this is as bad as it's going to get. >> so there was never any expectations that by plugging it we would lead to some catastrophic failure. you know, it's also a little premature to speculate or conclude that the cavern failed in and of itself. there may have been some other process in play here that could h
now the last few months here in this part of louisiana. they're saying they understand people's frustrations. they are frustrated -- they say they're just as frustrated many of these resident also be put of their homes because of these evacuation orders for the next several weeks. but they are trying to figure this out as quickly as possible. that's the bottom line. no one knows for sure what has caused this sinkhole. there's a lot of attention being paid to this company that operates in this...
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that as mississippi and louisiana are declared major disaster sites, that by the president of the united states. nearly 1 million people now are without power in four different gulf states. thousands of people are being flooded out of their homes, rescued, running for their lives, finding what ever kind of transportation they can. and now, there is talk of breaching a levee intentionally. we are going to explain what that's all about. as we speak, some daring rescues are under way as well to help people who are trapped inside their homes. >> first we tried to leave and then we didn't. then we had nowhere to go. then come on the tv and said they were breeaching the levee. couldn't see in front of your face. >> that's it. had enough. i ain't coming back no more. >> did you lose your home in katrina, too? >> yeah. >> so now you've lost the same home twice? >> yeah. >> the sad story of the storm that all the while another major story in tampa as well. and it's the gop. they have got their man of the hour, mitt romney. today, it's his big day at the republican national convention, we will hav
that as mississippi and louisiana are declared major disaster sites, that by the president of the united states. nearly 1 million people now are without power in four different gulf states. thousands of people are being flooded out of their homes, rescued, running for their lives, finding what ever kind of transportation they can. and now, there is talk of breaching a levee intentionally. we are going to explain what that's all about. as we speak, some daring rescues are under way as well to...
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a massive sinkhole in louisiana is widening. it's now swallowing up 100-foot tall trees and leading to evacuations in southern louisiana. this sinkhole was first spotted on august 3rd but residents in assumption parish said they saw warning signs months ago but nothing was done. ed lavandera is "outfront" tonight in the parish about 30 miles south of baton rouge. >> reporter: from above, it's hard to fathom but this massive sinkhole has swallowed up hundreds of cypress tree, some as tall as 100 feet. it has the residents of bell rose, a small bayou town about 30 miles south of baton rouge, feeling anxious. >> they're just an area that is now turned to slush. the trees and so forth have sunk into the ground and it's unknown what caused it. >> reporter: the sinkhole dropped about a week ago. it's now about 320 feet wide. in some places, reaches more than 400 feet deep. several hundred residents have been told to evacuate. the sinkhole sits over a salt dome cavern. it's believeled that the cavern collapsed, causing the sinkhole. lo
a massive sinkhole in louisiana is widening. it's now swallowing up 100-foot tall trees and leading to evacuations in southern louisiana. this sinkhole was first spotted on august 3rd but residents in assumption parish said they saw warning signs months ago but nothing was done. ed lavandera is "outfront" tonight in the parish about 30 miles south of baton rouge. >> reporter: from above, it's hard to fathom but this massive sinkhole has swallowed up hundreds of cypress tree,...
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buddy was here, the governor of louisiana, was just here. let them have a good time. >> what do you say, ana? look. republicans tip better. what can i tell you? look. strippers can vote too, don. i think maybe it's just voter outreach and maybe republicans are out there doing their own unscientific polls. they are citizens. they can vote. it's political outreach, my friend. >> i imagine most of the strippers are independents so it's a tough market to get but good to them them. >> moving on. let's talk about isaac. remember this one. gustave forced some cancellations at the 2008 republic national convention and they rallied americans at the convention stage. >> as john has been saying for the last several days, this is a time when we take off our republican hats and put on our american hats. >> americans are known for coming to the aid of their fellow citizens. let's work together. >> so, ana, is mother nature a democrat? >> no, i don't think mother nature is a democrat but i certainly think mother nature is having some fun with republicans.
buddy was here, the governor of louisiana, was just here. let them have a good time. >> what do you say, ana? look. republicans tip better. what can i tell you? look. strippers can vote too, don. i think maybe it's just voter outreach and maybe republicans are out there doing their own unscientific polls. they are citizens. they can vote. it's political outreach, my friend. >> i imagine most of the strippers are independents so it's a tough market to get but good to them them....
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that still need to be mitigated because they are polluted parts of the state of louisiana and that is between big oil, our biggest employee here in louisiana and the government working through legislation and level channels. that's a bigger issue. it's for deq and dnr, director of natural resources to figure out what's going on. strangely enough our director of natural resources resigned yesterday. >> the official who is calling this is a potential catastrophe not exaggerating, general? >> not exaggerating. the statement is that his resignation is not related to the incident. this is causing confidence in the people. these are good people. they are survivors of katrina, rita as well as the bp oil spill in the affected area. they are well trained in that parish. they have a strong leadership. they know the routine and how to di deal with disaster, but the people there have lack of confidence. right now the deq, the director of environmental quality has put out sensors and established a red zone around this sink hole because they are concerned about the quality of air and it's coming ou
that still need to be mitigated because they are polluted parts of the state of louisiana and that is between big oil, our biggest employee here in louisiana and the government working through legislation and level channels. that's a bigger issue. it's for deq and dnr, director of natural resources to figure out what's going on. strangely enough our director of natural resources resigned yesterday. >> the official who is calling this is a potential catastrophe not exaggerating, general?...